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Grandhotel Giessbach, Ferienregion Interlaken
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Food & drink

With over 1,200 Gault-Millau points, regional specialities and culinary influences from around the world, the Bern Region is a paradise for food lovers and gourmets.

The most beautiful places to enjoy a fondue or raclette

Fondue or raclette? Enjoy both in the Bern Region, from cosy restaurants and carriages to igloos and other unique places.

Sunday brunch tips

Brunch comes in many different forms in the Region of Bern. It's available at mountaintop restaurants in the Alps and at a castle by the lake. Every time, the buffet is worth the journey.

Culinary adventures

Barbecue your own fish, enjoy regional specialities on a tour, sample local cheeses, bake meringues: the culinary experiences in the Region of Bern are so wide-ranging that everyone will be certain to find something to their liking.

Culinary gems

Treat yourself to a meal at a Gault Millau rated restaurant. We have put together ten top restaurant tips for connoisseurs. In the Bern holiday region, you're guaranteed to experience culinary delights of the highest order.
Bern's beer brewers

Bern's beer brewers

No matter what type of craft beers you like: the diversity of Bern's brewing culture leaves nothing to be desired. Discover a wide selection of breweries here.
Gelmerbahn, Haslital
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Summer and autumn offers

Discover our summer and autumn offers and get to know the Region of Bern on a refreshing trip to a lake, a culinary excursion or on active holidays that bring you closer to nature.

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Winter offers

Discover excursion ideas in the Bern Region with attractive packages for winter sports, wellness, accommodation and culinary experiences.

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Mandelbärli, Beck Glatz Confiseur

Bernese specialities

Everyone knows what a cheese fondue is. But the Region of Bern has many more food specialities on offer: from ginger liqueur to Mandelbärli and Ragusa chocolate. And while some are easy to find, others take a bit of finding.
Brönnti Greeme

Recipes

What is so special about Bernese plait and caramel custard? They are all fine Bernese culinary specialities! Try out these delicious recipes.
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Drinks to suit any mood!

Tradition meets innovation – we’ll drink to that! The wine presses in the Region of Bern produce some fine vintages; it’s also where exquisite mineral waters are bottled, too. Meanwhile, ingenious brains have been busy working on innovations.

Twann, Jura & Drei-Seen-Land
Spring 2027

Wine festivals in the Bern Region

Wine festivals in the Bern Region celebrate local winegrowing traditions in spring and autumn. Around Lake Biel and Lake Thun, parades, open wine cellars, tastings, market stalls, concerts and regional specialities await.
September – October 2027

Thuner Wasserzauber

Thuner Wasserzauber in Thun is a free open-air water show with music, lights and lasers in the Aare basin, with two shows daily in all weather conditions.
Late October – early November 2026

Halloween in the Bern Region 🎃

Experience eerily beautiful Halloween events in the Bern Region: pumpkin farms, autumn markets, spooky city tours, Halloween parties and even Día de Muertos.
Monday, 23 November 2026

Onion Market in Bern

Once a year, onions and garlic take over the City of Bern. During the Zibelemärit, the city smells of onion tarts, onion soup and mulled wine.
19 November – 31 December 2026

Christmas markets in the Bern Region

As the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer, and as the aroma of gingerbread fills the air and those first tentative snowflakes are falling, it’s the time for the Christmas markets to open.
28 January – February 2027

Carnival in the Bern Region

It's carnival season in the Bern Region! Expect charming carnival processions, Gugge music from brass and percussion bands, fun costumes and confetti showers.
Maison de la Tête de Moine, Jura & Drei-Seen-Land
30 April – 2 May 2027

Fête de la Tête de Moine in Bellelay (BE)

The Fête de la Tête de Moine in Bellelay is a family festival around Tête de Moine AOP cheese, with regional specialities, market, music and activities for children.
30 April – 9 May 2027

BEA Fair in Bern

BEA is Switzerland’s largest public fair, combining tradition, food and entertainment with animals, regional specialities and experiences for the whole family.
2 – 4 July 2027

Bieler Braderie

The Bieler Braderie delights visitors in the heart of Biel with market stalls, entertainment, regional food and a lively bilingual atmosphere.
1 August 2027

National Day in the Canton of Bern

Swiss National Day is celebrated in style in the Bern Region – check out the highlights of the festivities.
12 – 14 August 2027

Buskers Street Music Festival Bern

Creative, uplifting and energetic: Every August, around 150 artistes from all over the world transform the streets of Bern into a delightful summer open-air festival.
Foire de Chaindon in Reconvilier (BE), Biel Seeland & Grand Chasseral
5 & 6 September 2027

Agricultural Fair of Chaindon in Reconvilier (BE)

The Agricultural Fair of Chaindon in Reconvilier is the leading agricultural fair in the Grand Chasseral region and delights families with rides, animals, entertainment and food stalls.
September – October 2027

Alpine cattle ascents and descents in the Bern Region

The spectacular alpine ascents and descents in the Bern Region mark the start and end of the alpine summer, when animals move up to the alps and return decorated in autumn.
Chästeilet Justistal
Friday, 17 September 2027

Chästeilet in the Justistal

Every year in September, the farmers of the Justistal come together for the Alpabzug, the day the cattle is brought back down to the valley from the summer pastures. In the idyllic valley of Sigriswil, in keeping with a century-old custom, farmers then share the alpine cheeses produced over the summer.
Sichlete auf dem Bundesplatz, Destination Bern
Monday, September 2027

Sichlete harvest festival on Bern’s Federal Square

The Sichlete is a traditional harvest festival that brings an authentic farm atmosphere to Bern’s Federal Square once a year. Watch demonstrations of cow milking, cheese making and grape pressing, meet farm animals up close and enjoy regional specialities.
25 & 26 September 2027

Chästeilet in Wengen

The Chästeilet in Wengen celebrates Alpine traditions with cheese sales, folklore, a food market and live music. A lively festival for locals and visitors alike.
Brächete in Zäziwil, Emmental, Destination Bern
Wednesday, 29 September 2027

Brächete in Zäziwil, Emmental

“Brächete” means flax breaking, a traditional step in processing flax into linen and rope. Every year on the last Wednesday in September, Zäziwil brings this centuries-old tradition back to life.
9 & 10 October 2027

Lenk Alpine Festival

In Lenk, enjoy alpine cattle descents, a farmers’ market, the election of the most beautiful cow and Alpine festivities on Saturday, followed by brunch on Sunday.
Brunch Tibits in Bern
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Hikes to barbecue areas

Pack your backpack for an easy hike with a picnic at a beautiful barbecue spot in the Bern Region. Grill at idyllic places and enjoy nature by the lake or the Aare River.
Bärner Züpfe

Bernese plait

Brönnti Greeme

Caramel custard